John Chiara | |
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 John Chiara at Haines Gallery | |
| Born | 1971 San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.F.A. – University of Utah M.F.A. – California College of the Arts |
| Known for | Fine Art Photography |
| Website | www |
John Chiara (born 1971, in San Francisco, California) is an American contemporary artist and photographer. [1] [2]
Chiara holds a B.F.A. from the University of Utah (1995) and a M.F.A. in photography from the California College of the Arts (2004) where he studied with Larry Sultan. [3] [4]
Chiara builds custom large-format cameras, and exposes his images directly onto hand-cut photographic paper. He built his first camera in 1997. [5]
Chiara's work is held in the following public collections:
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